The Engineering Process

The engineering process is a series of steps that individuals (engineers, developers, scientists) use to create a product or solution. These products are often used in everyday life, and can solve problems faced by consumers or other users. Students begin by defining the problem and researching it. They then identify requirements that must be met. …

The Engineering Process Read More »

Revolutionize JSON Parsing in Java With Manifold

Java developers have often envied JavaScript for its ease of parsing JSON. Although Java offers more robustness, it tends to involve more work and boilerplate code. Thanks to the Manifold project, Java now has the potential to outshine JavaScript in parsing and processing JSON files. Manifold is a revolutionary set of language extensions for Java that completely changes the way we handle JSON (and much more).
Modern Java: Make Java JSON Manifold, Part 1

Getting Started With Manifold

The code for this tutorial can be found on my GitHub page. Manifold is relatively young but already vast in its capabilities. You can learn more about the project on their website and Slack channel. To begin, you'll need to install the Manifold plugin, which is currently only available for JetBrains IDEs. The project supports LTS releases of Java, including the latest JDK 19.

Kubernetes Add-On Lifecycle Management With Sveltos

Kubernetes itself is not a complete solution. To build a production cluster, you need various additional add-ons. If you are managing multiple clusters, that is not an easy task.

Sveltos is an open-source project that provides declarative APIs allowing the deployment of Kubernetes add-ons across multiple Kubernetes clusters. Both Helm charts and resource YAMLs can be passed to Sveltos.

Here’s What Defines 2023 for Mac App Developers

For the seventh year in a row, Setapp surveys Mac developers about the state of the industry. From AI to app distribution challenges, developers share their take.

As app developers, we know that knowing what everyone else is doing is key to effective work and bringing useful products to market. This year, Setapp talked to 701 developers from across the globe about app distribution, development, AI (yes, including ChatGPT), the impact of global events, and future plans.

Why Developers Should Care About FinOps

As the world of cloud computing continues to evolve, the need for effective FinOps strategies is becoming increasingly important. In this article, we will explore the critical role of developers in effective FinOps strategies and the benefits of FinOps for technical expertise and career growth.

Defining FinOps: Why Developers Are Critical to the Equation

Let's begin by briefly revisiting the definition of FinOps.

The Benefits of Implementing GitOps in Your CI/CD Pipeline

If you are thinking about incorporating GitOps into your digital transformation strategy, it is likely that you are seeking to simplify your internal production environment procedures. In this article, we will present the advantages of GitOps and demonstrate how it promotes proper delegation of workflow responsibilities within teams and enhances transparency throughout the development process.

Implementing Continous Deployment with GitOps

Cloud-native applications are now being implemented with Continuous Deployment by companies using GitOps. GitOps can simplify the deployment of cloud-native applications in real-time by providing a single source of truth for declarative infrastructure and workloads, thereby helping software development teams. GitOps is an operational framework that utilizes DevOps and is considered to be a best practices tool for improving infrastructure automation in DevOps. 

Zipping up the Lambda Architecture for Faster Performance

The Lambda architecture has been common practice in big data processing. The concept is to separate stream (real-time data), and batch (offline data) processing, and that's exactly what we did. These two types of data of ours were processed in two isolated tubes before they were pooled together and ready for searches and queries.

Then we run into a few problems:

Privacy Risk of ChatGPT for Software Developers

ChatGPT is a relatively new technology that is set to revolutionize how software developers interact with AI. With its ability to generate code autonomously from text, ChatGPT could drastically reduce development time and complexity while allowing developers an unprecedented level of control over their projects. However, despite the advantages it provides all users, one question persists: what privacy risks does chatGPT introduce for software developers?

According to ExpressVPN, no matter what type of tool or solution you use for software development projects, data privacy is significantly important to protect your data from marketing companies and malicious persons.

Getting Started With Prometheus Workshop: Using Advanced Queries

Are you looking to get away from proprietary instrumentation? Are you interested in open-source observability but lack the knowledge to just dive right in?

This workshop is for you, designed to expand your knowledge and understanding of open-source observability tooling that is available to you today.

What Are Events? Always ‘Decoupled’

In January 2021, I wrote that Event Driven Architecture (EDA) should be "Always Asynchronous." At precisely the same time, I argued that "the concept that we are actually trying to explain when we use the term 'Asynchronous' — within the context of EDA — might be better termed: 'Monologueous Communication'" (where no response is ever required). Nonetheless, 'Asynchronous' remains the dominant term in use today, and it was never certain that 'Monologueous Communication' was a good replacement. As the months have passed, however, I see more and more clearly how using the term 'Asynchronous' represents a major obstacle to our shared comprehension of EDA.

Let me give you an almost unbelievable example that I witnessed from the CTO of the global computing giant AWS at its recent re: Invent Summit in December 2022. Of course, it goes without saying that the CTO of AWS is as well placed as anyone in the world to explain to an ignorant public was 'Asynchronous' actually means, for which reason I find this example so incredibly useful (please do not take it as a pointless exercise in AWS-bashing).

Troubleshooting, Dynamic Logging, and Observability for .Net — A New Kid on the Block

A few years in software development do not equate to a linear amount of knowledge and information. So is true for the .NET ecosystem. The first release of .NET 1.0 saw the light of day in January 2002. The significance of the event was not the palindrome year. The new paradigm is offered to the traditional C++ MFC, VB, and classic ASP developers, supporting two main new languages, C#, and VB.NET. It started as a proprietary Windows technology, closed source language, primarily appealing to the companies on Microsoft Windows stack, tied to the sole IDE, Visual Studio. While .NET was a step forward, the pace and the options outside the designated use were abysmal. 

The situation took a sharp turn, with a substantial change in 2016 with the introduction of .NET Core. Starting from the heart of the .NET ecosystem, ASP.NET, the change has spread through the entire platform, leading to a complete re-imagination and makeover of runtime and language. Open source, cross-platform, and free for commercial use, .NET and C# became viable options for many projects that traditionally would go with another platform and languages. From web to mobile, from desktop to backend systems, in any cloud environment, .NET is a solid and viable option with outstanding experience and rich offerings. 

Top Strategies for Effective Mobile App Testing and Quality Assurance

Mobile app testing is imperative to the app development cycle, so it's equally essential to have well-defined strategies for it. The strategy can prove crucial to ensure the app's quality, security, and reliability.

Well-planned strategies also help testers keep unnecessary costs at bay and ensure optimal utilization of resources. They also ensure that mobile apps maintain quality while providing an optimal user experience across different devices and operating systems and protecting user data and privacy.

Legacy Systems Modernization: Trends and Predictions

Legacy systems, despite their outdated technology, continue to be the backbone of many organizations' operations. However, with the increasing demand for digital transformation, companies now realize the need to modernize these systems. Modernizing legacy systems involves upgrading, replacing, or integrating old technology with new, more efficient ones. 

This process enhances an organization's efficiency and improves its competitiveness in the market. Organizations may take help from a cloud services provider to make it effortless.

Top 5 Considerations When Selecting an Event Broker

In the last few years, event-driven architecture has gained tremendously in popularity. COVID-19 was a major factor in that rise which forced companies from many industries, especially retail, to adopt digital transformation.

As companies rushed to establish their presence online, some had the appropriate tools and skills to manage the migration, while others did whatever was necessary to keep things running. As the storm settles, with COVID-19 thankfully in the rearview mirror, companies now have some breathing room to take a step back and solidify their architecture.

Test Coverage Tutorial: Comprehensive Guide With Best Practices

Test coverage is a black-box testing method that entails testing elements included in the functional requirements specification, software requirements specification, and other required documents. Since the tests are derived from these documents, there is minimal or no chance of automation.

For example, say you want to perform cross-browser testing on your web application to see if it renders properly in different browsers and operating systems. Your test coverage would equal the number of browser + OS combinations for which you have tested your web application's browser compatibility.

How to Add Click to Tweet Boxes in Your WordPress Posts

Do you want to add a ‘click to tweet’ box in your WordPress posts?

These simple boxes allow readers to share quotes from your posts with a single click. This makes them a great way to get more engagement on social media and drive extra traffic to your website.

In this article, we will show you how to add click to tweet boxes in your WordPress posts.

How to add click to tweet boxes in your WordPress posts

Why Add Click to Tweet Boxes in Your WordPress Posts?

A ‘click to tweet’ button makes it easy for readers to share quotes from your posts and pages.

Visitors can simply click a button to create a tweet that contains the quote, plus a link to the page or post where the quote is featured.

An example of a click to tweet box in WordPress

Depending on how the box is set up, the tweet may even tag your Twitter account.

When social media users see lots of people posting your content, they’re more likely to engage with you.

How to add a 'click to tweet' box to a WordPress website

In this way, click to tweet boxes can increase your blog traffic, get you more followers, and create a buzz around your brand on social media.

All of this can translate to more sales on your online store, new subscribers for your email newsletter, and much more.

With that being said, let’s see how you can easily add click to tweet boxes in your WordPress blog posts.

How to Add Click to Tweet Boxes in Your WordPress Posts

The easiest way to create a click to tweet box is by using Better Click To Tweet. This plugin allows you to add a quote box to any page or post using either a shortcode or a block.

The first thing you need to do is install and activate the Better Click To Tweet plugin. For more details, see our step-by-step guide on how to install a WordPress plugin.

Upon activation, head over to Settings » Better Click To Tweet to configure the plugin’s settings. In the ‘Your Twitter Handle’ field, type the account you want to tag in tweets that get shared.

Configuring the Better Click to Tweet WordPress plugin

There’s no authentication process, so you can add any Twitter account to the plugin’s settings, including an account that you don’t own.

You can also override this setting for individual click to tweet boxes, so it’s easy to tag lots of different accounts across your WordPress blog.

If you use custom short URLs, then make sure to check the box next to ‘Use short URL.’ This will force the plugin to show the WordPress shortlink instead of the full URL, which is important if you use tools to track link clicks in WordPress. Again, you can override this setting for individual click to tweet boxes.

With that done, click on ‘Save Changes.’

How to Add a Click to Tweet Box Using the WordPress Block

You can add a click to tweet box to any page or post using shortcode or a block. Since it’s the easiest method, let’s start with the block.

Simply open the page or post where you want to create a box and then click on the ‘+’ button.

In the popup that appears, start typing in ‘Better Click to Tweet.’ When the right block shows up, click to add it to the page.

Adding a Better Click to Tweet button to WordPress

You can now type in the quote you want to use.

By default, the plugin shows a ‘Click to Tweet’ prompt, but you can replace this with your own messaging. For example, if you’re running a giveaway or contest in WordPress then you might encourage readers to quote the tweet, in order to enter the competition.

An example of a Twitter giveaway

To do this, simply click to select the block.

Then, type your custom messaging into the ‘Prompt’ field.

Customizing the quote tweet block

By default, the plugin will tag the account you added in its settings, but you can override this and tag a different account instead.

To make this change, simply type a different username into the ‘Twitter Username’ field.

Changing the linked Twitter account

Tagging your Twitter account is a great way to get more followers and engagement. However, if you simply want to get more visitors to your website then you can remove this tag, so the quoted tweet simply contains a link.

To do this, click to disable the ‘Include the username in Tweet?’ toggle.

By default, the plugin includes a link to the page or post where the quote box is featured. If you prefer, then you can use a different link instead. This can be useful if you want to get more visitors to a specific page, such as the landing page for a product or service that’s mentioned in the blog post.

To do this, simply type the URL into the ‘Custom URL’ field.

You can also mark the link as nofollow, which is useful if you’re linking to a third-party website such as a client or affiliate marketing partner.

Adding a custom link to a social media block

Another option is removing the link, so the tweet just has the tagged account. This is a good option if you simply want to get more engagement on Twitter, rather than drive people to your website.

To do this, click to disable the ‘Include URL in Tweet’ toggle.

Removing the URL from a click to tweet social media block

When you’re happy with how the quote box is set up, click on the ‘Publish’ or ‘Update’ button to make it live. Now if you visit your WordPress website, you’ll see the quote box in action.

How to Add a Click to Tweet Box Using a Shortcode

If you want to show the same quote on multiple pages, then adding and configuring each box separately can take a lot of time and effort. Instead, it may be easier to paste the same shortcode into multiple locations.

You can also add a box to your WordPress theme’s sidebar or similar section, using a shortcode. For more information on how to place the shortcode, please see our guide on how to add a shortcode in WordPress.

To start, you may want to use the following shortcode:[bctt tweet="Quotable Tweet"]

This will create a tweet that tags the account linked in the plugin’s settings and includes a URL to the current page or post. Be sure to change the words “quotable tweet” in the shortcode to whatever message you want users to share.

If you don’t want to tag an account, then you can use the following instead:[bctt tweet="Quotable Tweet" via="no"]

Want to include a different URL in the tweet? Here’s the shortcode:[bctt tweet="Quotable Tweet." url="http://example.com"]

To remove the link completely, just set it to url="no.” You can also mark the link as nofollow by adding the following to the shortcode: nofollow="yes.”

Bonus: How to Add a Twitter Feed in WordPress

A click to tweet box is a quick and easy way to get engagement on Twitter. However, there are other ways to promote your social media accounts including adding a feed that shows your recent tweets and updates automatically as you make new posts.

The easiest way to do this is by using Smash Balloon Twitter Feed, which is the best Twitter plugin for WordPress.

A Twitter feed, created using Smash Balloon

This plugin allows you to embed actual tweets in WordPress blog posts, so readers can easily comment, like, and retweet the original post.

You can quote your own tweets, or even tweets from a third party. For example, you might embed posts from an industry influencer, an advertising partner, or a happy customer.

For more information, please see our guide on how to add social media feeds to WordPress.

We hope this tutorial helped you learn how to add click to tweet boxes in your WordPress posts. You may also want to learn how to create a contact form in WordPress, or see our expert picks for the best WordPress social media plugins for WordPress.

If you liked this article, then please subscribe to our YouTube Channel for WordPress video tutorials. You can also find us on Twitter and Facebook.

The post How to Add Click to Tweet Boxes in Your WordPress Posts first appeared on WPBeginner.